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Charles Ross of One Man Star Wars Trilogy fame will livestream a performance of his critically acclaimed tribute to the George Lucas franchise on Monday, with money raised going to support an emergency COVID-19 fund for University of Victoria student

With its emphasis on video content and live-streamed performances, the upcoming edition of UNO Fest bears only a passing resemblance to previous editions of the festival of solo performance.

Organizers of the Brewery and the Beast food festival have unveiled an interactive online program that offers weekly live cooking and libation lessons with some of the best chefs and bartenders in the country.

Organizers behind one of the city’s largest annual events — the Victoria Symphony Splash — have cancelled its upcoming edition.

Most local businesses and arts organizations are suffering these days, and many could close permanently as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns. They are run by your friends and neighbours, and their loss would change Greater Victoria.

When administrators at Oak Bay’s 91Ô­´´ College of Performing Arts informed students of their decision to indefinitely suspend classes on March 16 over COVID-19 concerns — prematurely ending the school year in the process — the class of 51 was cres

On a stormy night in January 1906, the U.S. steamer SS Valencia struck a reef off 91Ô­´´ Island and broke apart, leaving more than 100 dead and only 37 survivors.

Two huge summer musical festivals near Lake Cowichan have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — Sunfest and the Laketown Shakedown. In an announcement on their website, Sunfest organizers vowed to return July 29-Aug.

The summer concert calendar has lost another highly visible entry as the Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival has announced it will postpone its upcoming edition.

Halfmoon Bay writer Lorna Goodison has officially been presented the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, which she received from Queen Elizabeth at a March 5 ceremony at Buckingham Palace.